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On December 2, 2013, Harvard Divinity School convened a group of practitioners and scholars to explore the ways that people of different religions can work together to end violence—and what universities can do to facilitate this process. HDS professor...

by Colleen Walsh, Harvard Gazette Harvard Divinity School Dean David Hempton knows too well the cost of religious conflict. As a college student in Belfast in the 1970s, he witnessed the 'tragedies of violence' that marked 'The Troubles' between the...

Mark D. Jordan, a pioneer in sexual ethics and a wide-ranging scholar of the history of Christianity, theology, and gender studies, has been named the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Christian Thought at Harvard Divinity School, with a joint appointment in...

In the United States, the end of the year swells with charitable and giving occasions: clothing and food drives, Hanukkah and Christmas gifts, and end-of-year charitable appeals are all opportunities to be generous. But what do some of the world's major...

HDS professor Jacob K. Olupona writes about Nelson Mandela's impact on Harvard, Nigeria, and the wider world. I admire Nelson Mandela. He asked hard and troubling questions, particularly those pertaining to the conduct of the state and attitude of his...

Inside the stately building is a diverse array of celebrants and supporters.

HDS and Harvard had a role in several timeless holiday carols.

On October 17, 2013, the Buddhist Ministry Colloquium hosted the talk "Caste Politics in the Ambedkar Buddhist Movement." Christopher Queen, Lecturer at Harvard Extension, and Dr. Gail Omvedt, author of 'Ambedkar: Towards an Enlightened India' (Penguin...

On November 13, 2013, Jacquelyn Williamson spoke about her research on the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti. Williamson is a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and a WSRP Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer on Women's Studies...

Professor N.T. Wright spoke about his book Paul and the Faithfulness of God at Harvard Divinity School on November 15, 2013. Wright is the Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews' School of Divinity. Full Video...

On November 21, 2013, the Buddhist Ministry at Harvard Divinity School hosted a talk about Buddhist peacemaking. Christopher Queen, Lecturer at the Harvard University Extension, introduced the main speaker, Paula Green, Professor at the School for...

On December 4, 2013, Gary Anderson, Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology at the University of Notre Dame, spoke about the concept of charity in Jewish and Christian thought.